Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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DR. REED SIMTH HEADS LIST OF NOTED MEN. Ias Enviable Career as All Round Man. The Sunday edition of the State last week contained an interesting section called "Lit tle Stories of Success." First among its list of successful men in this State was Dr. Reed Smith, of the university, and it gives us extreme gratification to know that one of our own men has been given this distinc tion. We publish in full the story as it appeared in the State: Dr. Reed Smith, widely known by reason of his educa tional bulletins and mono graphs and war work activi ties, is a native of North Caro lina, but came to this State when a youth of tender years. Early, in life the bent of his in clinations towards literature became manifest, and he has been an indefatigable student! throughout the years. After taking an A. B. degree at Davidson, he came to the Uni versity of South Carolina and won his A. M. degree. His Ph. D. degree was awarded him by Harvard university, where he won two scholarships. Today he fills capably many important positions. He is pres ident of the South Carolina Folk Lore society, president of the South Carolina Tuberculo sis society, a member of the State committee of the chil dren's home society; a member of the memorial comission; of the Red Cross Christmas seal committee, and a member of the Rotary club. He is also executive secretary of the South Carolina state council of defense, federal field secretary. of the council of national de fense, and was in charge of ne gro work in the third and fourth Liberty loan campaigns and was county chairman of the Victory loan campaign. Dr. Smith is professor of English at the University of South Carolina, is faculty chairman of athletics, director of extension work of the uni versity, editor of the Univer sity W3ekly News, andi a mem ber of the~finance committee of the alumni association of the university. He is the author of a num ber' of popular andi technical educational bulletins such as "Sketch of the Detective Story," "Participle and Infinii tive in ," "E ffec tive Debating;" he is also the1 compiler of the 'South Carolina Handbook of the War," anti "Does It Pay?" the leadling publication of the state council of defense. Dr. Smith is also a contributor to the Sewanee Re view, the South Atlantic Quar terly, Modern Language Notes, and Journal of American Folk Lore. When a college and univer sity student, Dr. Smith took a prominent part in athletics, making "his letter" in football, tennis, baseball and on the track. He also won medals in declamation and as an essayist. While his literary activities have been varied and continu ous, and have confined him closely to his study, Dr. Smith has never lost the human touch and today numbers his friends among men of almost every trade and business. By steady and systematic work he has achieved no little success in his chosen field of endeavor. ALUMNI SECRETARY TAKES UP DUTIES HERE (Continued From Preceding Page.) office is in Harper college at th( university, and mail addressed to him there will reach him all right. The telephone is No. 2757. Alumni visiting Colum bia during this week are in vited to call on the secretary at his office. Some Benefits. A little booklet recently is sued, explaining the plan for the alumni executive secretary says as follows of his proposed duties: "Edit and distribute a Caro lina alumni magazine. Prepare and keep up to date an ac curate and complete alumni catalog and record of alumni achievement. "Enroll and organize the alumni in the South Carolina counties and, where possible, in cities outside the state. "Interest and energize these groups of alumni by persona' visits as well as correspond ence. "Keep every alumnus, through correspondence and through the alumni magazine, in active and immediate touch with the plans, purposes, and aims of the university. "Make preparations for fre (uent class reunions. "Bring back some of the sav or of those rare (lays when Car olina and the world to you were one. "Lay before the presi (lent, the faculty, and the trus tees the suggestions, construc tive criticisms, and wishes of the 3,500 living alumni. "Assist in securing more stu dlents. "Asisist in the campaign for funcs. "Administer and increase the alumni load fund, which, owing to the difficulty in ob taining free tuition and the lack of state scholarship, is the sole means afforded many poor boys of obtaining a college edu cation. "Crystalize and focus the energy and influence of the alumni behind a progressive, forward-looking policy' for a greater Carolina." "Operate a high class em ployment bureau." Euphradian Society Meets Every program of the year has been exceedingly interest ing and that of last Saturday night was no exception to the rule. The three readers were: Clemmons, Wallace and Hazel don. All of them appeared on the floor for the first time and did credit, both to themselves and to the schools were they finished. James Sullivan, De claimer of the evening, ren dered a good speech on "Wo man in Politics." He was a a member of the team that won the High School debate last year, and is first appear ance in literary society was in keeeping with the showing he made in High School. VThe ex temporaneous speaker was Au gust Kohn, Jr. His subject, "Student Publications," is one that never grows old,and was treated in a fair manner by the speaker. Affirmative debaters were, F. A. Thompson and S. A. Black; negative, Edens and Cox. The subject debated was that chosen for the annual Roddey Medal: Resolved, That immigration to the United States should be restricted for five years after the signing of SHEPPARE 1423 Ma Capitol Cleaning 1211 1-2 Main St. Opposit WER EALLY PRESS'EM AND SUITS PRESSED V Peone 1394 MARMA( DIN NIN( Gervais Street the peace treaty. Much en thusiasm was shown by the de baters and the house took up the discussion after the regu lar debate. The affirmative side was selected as the win ner. After the regular program, the election of officers was held with the following results: President-R. C. Thompson. Vice-President - A u g u s t Kohn, Jr. Litterary C r i t i c - F. A. Thompson. Treasurer-C. T. Hunter. Secretary-T. S. Snelling. Financial Secretary-H. W. Hennig. Censor-S. A. Black. Orderly Critic-J. C. Buch anan. Custos Forum-H. Brockin ton. Recorder--M. S. Connor. Student Accounts SOLICITED Lower Main St. Bank CHAS. L. SLIGH Florist Imperial Hotel Building COLUMBIA, S. C. 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